Tech headed to the Big Dance & Baseball Sweeps UConn | 23 Personnel Podcast – 195

Intro

Basketball

  • Quick Game Recaps
  • Final 2021 NCAA Bracket – #6 seed in South Region
    • Game 1 vs Utah State (Fri 3/19 – 12:45pm – TNT)
    • Game 2 would be against winner of Colgate v. Arkansas (Fri 3/19 – 11:45am – truTV)
    • Game 2 (fingers crossed) – Sun 3/21 
  • AP Poll – #21 (#20 previously) – 3/15
  • KenPom has TTU at #23 (previously #20) – 3/15
  • Haslametrics has Tech at #15 (#16 previously) – 3/15
  • ESPN’s BPI has Tech at #8 (#8 previously) – 3/15
  • NCAA NET rankings has Tech at #16 (#17 previously) – 3/15
  • Upcoming schedule
    • KenPom ratings (Tech Luck #333)
Team Adj Eff (rank) Adj O Adj D Adj T
Texas Tech +22.38 (23) 113.1 (33) 90.7 (24) 65.4 (316)
Mar 19 vs Utah St +17.94 (40) 106.4 (112) 88.5 (8) 68.9 (154)
Mar 21 vs Colgate +11.65 (84) 111.6 (43) 99.9 (140) 72.5 (25)
Mar 21 vs Ark +22.96 (18) 112.2 (35) 89.2 (14) 73.1 (17)
    • Haslametrics projections
      • Vs Utah St W 66.46 – 63.16
      • Vs Colgate W 74.42 – 72.94
        • Note: Haslam has Colgate Offense at 24 – way higher than KenPom (43)
      • Vs Arkansas W 71.41 – 70.51

Baseball

  • 2021 Schedule 
  • Recent/Upcoming Games
  • Added game at home versus New Mexico – April 27; 630pm (between Baylor and Texas series)
  • Tech has now won 14 straight since losing in Arlington, 23 straight home games (going back to game 2 of 2019 Super Regionals vs Oklahoma State
  • Interesting Tech stats
    • 2nd in country in walks earned (20th in batters HBP); 9th in OB%
    • 3rd in double plays turned
    • 3rd in doubles hit
    • 11th in HRs; 4th in total runs scored

Football

  • Spring practice begun (2 practices in so far); STP Notebook
    • Out: Riko Jeffers, Malik Dunlap, Xavier Martin, Xavier White
    • Limited: Dawson Deaton, JJ Sparkman, Nelson Mbanasor

What We Learned

  • Return of Going Yard
  • Little League update
  • Tomatillo Salsa

 

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